# Event Details - **Event Name**: Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 08:30 am – Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Please register for this event here: https://events.issa.com/events/hsi-summit-2026/ Have you ever left a conference buzzing with ideas, only to watch them fizzle out in the daily grind? It’s time for a change. The 2026 Healthcare Surfaces Summit, brought to you by ISSA Healthcare and the Healthcare Surfaces Institute, applies science, design, and data-driven insights to create safer, smarter healthcare environments. This highly interactive, hands-on event connects healthcare and EVS professionals, manufacturers, building service contractors (BSCs), and scientists to collaborate on real solutions that advance patient safety. Why Attend? Roll up your sleeves and engage directly with Healthcare Professionals, Manufacturers, BSCs and scientists to identify gaps and challenges and co-create solutions. Participate in dialogue with a diverse group of professionals to gain a deeper understanding of the critical role environmental surfaces have in preventing HAIs. Analyze current standards, testing, protocols, compatibility, durability, and IFUs for improvement. Facilitate lasting change by joining task forces that carry your ideas forward beyond the summit. Key Highlights Panel Presentations: Surface Intelligence – What It Is and How to Use It This two-part panel discussion convenes cross disciplinary experts who will highlight the gaps between innovation and the challenges of real-world application. Connecting the Dots: High-Impact Networking Experiences Engage in robust networking through interactive sessions, face-to-face discussions, and relaxed cocktail-hour conversations—creating space to share ideas, spark collaborations, and build lasting relationships across the community. Safer Choice Overview |With Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner Gain insight into sustainability trends, the EPA Safer Choice program, and ISSA’s Making Safer Choices Community of Practice—resources to help organizations choose safer, high-performing products and practices. Agenda: Day 1: 8:30 am-4:45 pm Seeing the Unseen Biofilm—A Critical Issue to Address Surface Intelligence—What It Is and How to Use It Panel Discussions: Innovation and Solutions Perspectives from Building Service Contracting, Manufactuingr, Distribution, Infection Prevention, EVS Management, Patient Safety and Quality, Nursing, and Biomed Learn About Working with Task Forces – Discussion, Engagement, Solutions Plus Delta—What Have We Learned and Where Are We Going to Go with it? Networking Cocktail Hour Day 2: 8:30 am – 11:30 am Safer Choice and Community of Practice Overview Designing and Implementing Measurable Solutions for Environmental Services in Patient Care Areas Task Force Reports Where Do We Go from Here: ISSA Healthcare Initiatives Download full schedule. Hotel Information: Sheraton Suites Chicago O’Hare 6501 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018 Room Block Price: $279 USD/night Last Day to Book: Friday, April 24, 2026 Book Your Room Sonesta Chicago O’Hare Airport Rosemont 10233 West Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL 60018 Last Day to Book: Friday, April 17, 2026 Room Block Price: $119 USD/night Book Your Room Thank you to our Sponsors: Contec Professional Kleenmark Leviant LIV Process Silver Defender - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rosemont/healthcare-surfaces-summit-2026/200029955136250 - **Event Categories**: Business, performances, Entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Rosemont - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: 10275 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL, United States, Illinois 60018 - **lat**: 41.99582 - **long**: -87.88355 - **full address**: 10275 W. Higgins Road, Rosemont, IL, United States, Illinois 60018 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/077f60141276057ec740cc79482f591ca34f0851fba262824f2f011130b05496-rimg-w1200-h557-dc2f2f2e-gmir?v=1776362810 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026 being held? - **A:** Healthcare Surfaces Summit 2026 takes place on Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 08:30 am to Tue, 05 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm at 10275 W. 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